World Culture Amusement Park Map Project
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World Culture Amusement Park Map Project Students will create a theme park map that demonstrates their knowledge of the culture, geography and government of Asia and Europe. This packet is part 1 of 2. Do not turn in part 1 until you complete part 2. You will pick up part 2 next week, May 18th. Objective: Students will create a theme park map that demonstrates their knowledge of culture traits, geography and governments of Asia and Europe. Students will include consider common foods, languages, symbols, music, important landmarks, popular sports, currency, rivers, mountains, etc. Examples of finished project…. Name: ____________________________________ Teacher:___________________________________ World Culture Amusement Park Asia Graphic Organizer Part 1 Geographic - Name as many physical features of Asia. Directions: Examples..United States Rocky Mountain, Mississippi River 1. As you read the fact sheet and/or view the video below, focus on politics, geography , and culture. Then brainstorm ideas you learned about Asia and fill in this organizer with details about your historical amusement park. 2. To assist you , the chart includes examples of political, geographic and cultural ideas for a an Amusement Park in the United States. Video Help Amusement Park Asia Culture Political – Statue and/or Roaming Park Character Social/Cultural – Name cultural traditions, religious customs, food, Name a famous political person that represents Asia. and types of clothing that people of Asia participate in. Example: United States- Uncle Sam, President Obama Asia Fact Sheet Asia Facts: Religion: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are the main religions in Asia. Many religions originated in Asia, such as the Islam which is also the most widely followed religion in Asia. Judaism and Christian faith is practised by smaller population groups in the region. Tourist attractions in Asia: The most popular attractions are: ● Kyoto and the cherry bloom in Japan ● St Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin in Russia ● Hagia Sophia in Turkey ● Gardens by the Bay in Singapore ● Taj Mahal in India ● Petra in Jordan ● Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia ● Jeju island in South Korea ● Bali island in Indonesia ● Great Wall in China ● Grand Palace in Thailand Languages in Asia: In Asia more than 2,300 languages are recognised. The most spoken languages are Chinese (all dialects) has more than 1.39 billion speakers while Hindi-Urdu languages (used in India and Pakistan) are spoken by more than 588 million people and there are many different languages in the Hindi-Urdu language group, more than 1,600 languages exist alone in India. In Indonesia, 600 languages are spoken and in the Philippines over 100 languages. Main natural resources in Asia are minerals such as aluminium, tin, coal, gold and iron ore. Arab countries also are rich in fossil fuels as they have the world's largest deposits of natural gas and oil. Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil producer. Interesting fact: The country of Bhutan in the Himalayas produces most of the renewable energy through hydropower! World Cultures Amusement Park Project Asia Directions: Use details from the graphic organizer to complete each item listed below. 1. Creative title for your amusement park________________________ 2. Create 4-5 names for park rides. Use names based on the Physical Geography of Asia. Ride(s) and design: roller coasters, water rides, dark rides, indoor rides, railways, ferris wheels…think carnival rides! Example: Rocky Mountain Roller Coaster Express, Niagara Falls Sky Drop, etc. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 3. Create 5-6 names for food stands/and or restaurants based on the Culture of Asia. Design and Draw other Attractions such as food stands, bridges, benches, art exhibits, outdoor art installations, playground, arena, dance/concert areas, etc. Make sure they all fit in the theme of Europe and Asia! Example: United States-Apple of my Eye Pie Bakery, Yankee Stadium Arena, Smithsonian Interactive Exhibit ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 4. List names and the number of restrooms, gift shops, locker and information centers: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Students will use the information listed above to complete Part 2 of the World Culture Amusement Park. Name: ____________________________________ Teacher:___________________________________ World Culture Amusement Park Europe Graphic Organizer Part 1 Geographic - Name as many physical features of Asia. Directions: Examples..United States Rocky Mountain, Mississippi River. 1. As you read the fact sheet and/or view the video below, focus on politics, geography , and culture. Then brainstorm ideas you learned about Europe and fill in this organizer with details about your historical amusement park. 2. To assist you , the chart includes examples of political, geographic and cultural ideas for a an Amusement Park in the United States. Video Help Europe Culture Political – Statue and/or Roaming Park Character Social/Cultural – Name cultural traditions, religious customs, food, Name a famous political person that represents Asia. and types of clothing that people of Asia participate in. Example: United States- Uncle Sam, President Obama Europe Fact Sheet Europe Facts | Languages: Most European languages belong to either the Romance languages (such as French, Italian, Spanish), the Germanic languages (among them are German, English) or the Slavic languages (among them Russian, Bulgarian, Polish). Russian is the language with most native speakers (about 100 million), while English as the 'lingua franca' is the language spoken by most people as first and second language (about 270 million people). The five most spoken native languages in Europe are Russian, German, French English, Turkish and Italian. Europe Facts | Religion: Most of the European people are Christians (76%) and there are smaller numbers of Muslims (6%) and Jews and other beliefs. About 18% of all Europeans consider themselves as atheist or not religious. Europe Facts | Landmarks: Five out of the top ten tourist destinations in the world are located in Europe. France is the number 1 tourist destination in the world with about 90 million international tourist arrivals per year. Among the most visited tourist sites and landmarks in Europe are: ● Tower of London, Parliament and Buckingham Palace, London Eye or Tate Modern in London/England, which is the National British museum of modern and contemporary art ● Eiffel Tower in France ● Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany ● Alhambra in Spain ● Kremlin in Russia ● Acropolis in Greece ● Colosseo in Rome World Cultures Amusement Park Project Europe Directions: Use details from the graphic organizer to complete each item listed below. 1. Creative title for your amusement park________________________ 2. Create 4-5 names for park rides. Use names based on the Physical Geography of Europe. Ride(s) and design: roller coasters, water rides, dark rides, indoor rides, railways, ferris wheels…think carnival rides! Example: Rocky Mountain Roller Coaster Express, Niagara Falls Sky Drop, etc. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 3. Create 5-6 names for food stands/and or restaurants based on the Culture of Europe. Design and Draw other Attractions such as food stands, bridges, benches, art exhibits, outdoor art installations, playground, arena, dance/concert areas, etc. Make sure they all fit in the theme of Europe and Asia! Example: United States-Apple of my Eye Pie Bakery, Yankee Stadium Arena, Smithsonian Interactive Exhibit ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 4. List names and the number of restrooms, gift shops, locker and information centers: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Students will use the information listed above to complete Part 2 of the World Culture Amusement Park..